<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Slender speedwell (<italic>Veronica filiformis</italic> Smith, family Plantaginaceae) is a non-native and invasive species of grassland in the Europe. The aim of the study was to test the ability of the growth and spreading in nine differently managed grasslands (mowing, mulching, grazing). The best survival was found in two-years mowed lots with fertilisation and in all lots with not permanent cattle pasture crops. There were found the highest number of survived plants and plants with big “rosette“ diameters. Number of survived plant for two seasons was 18 and total number of vegetative peaks per plant was 688. The potential for the spreading of such plant population is great. On the other hand, plants did not survived in lots with mulch treatment and in fenced lots with permanent cattle grazing.</p></abstract>

Slender speedwell (Veronica filiformis Smith, family Plantaginaceae) is a non-native and invasive species of grassland in the Europe. The aim of the study was to test the ability of the growth and spreading in nine differently managed grasslands (mowing, mulching, grazing). The best survival was found in two-years mowed lots with fertilisation and in all lots with not permanent cattle pasture crops. There were found the highest number of survived plants and plants with big “rosette“ diameters. Number of survived plant for two seasons was 18 and total number of vegetative peaks per plant was 688. The potential for the spreading of such plant population is great. On the other hand, plants did not survived in lots with mulch treatment and in fenced lots with permanent cattle grazing.

How the Management May Affect Dispersal of Slender Speedwell (<italic>Veronica filiformis</italic> Smith) in Meadows and Pastures

Department of Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences

Department of Plant Production and Agroecology, Faculty of Agriculture

Acta Environmentalica Universitatis Comenianae

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How the Management May Affect Dispersal of Slender Speedwell ( Smith) in Meadows and Pastures

Slender speedwell (Veronica filiformis Smith, family Plantaginaceae) is a non-native and invasive species of grassland in the Europe. The aim of the study was...

How the Management May Affect Dispersal of Slender Speedwell (Veronica filiformis Smith) in Meadows and Pastures

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 32 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aeuc-2016-0010

Keywords
agricultural management, grazing, invasive plants, mesophilic grasslands, mowing

© 2016 Božena Šerá et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

How the Management May Affect Dispersal of Slender Speedwell (Veronica filiformis Smith) in Meadows and Pastures

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 32 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aeuc-2016-0010

Keywordsagricultural management, grazing, invasive plants, mesophilic grasslands, mowing

© 2016 Božena Šerá et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
agricultural management, grazing, invasive plants, mesophilic grasslands, mowing